Carrying the little lucky star, leading the villain on the road to exile

Chapter 584. Against
"Actually, Your Highness, are you afraid to think about it, or have you already guessed it but dare not say it?" Gu Antong played with the cup in her hand. Caihua said that she had a hard life, but wasn't she just as unfortunate as the person in front of her?

"Do you know that this is a capital offense?" Rong Ruiyuan asked through gritted teeth.

"Your Highness, don't scare me. In my current state, what difference does it make whether I die sooner or later?" Gu Antong was no longer as cautious as before, and she didn't even bother to use honorifics anymore.

Rong Ruiyuan sat down at the table. He had his doubts. Yes, even if his other brothers had done it, how could they have done it without leaving a trace?

"Give your opinion."

"We dare not get involved in your royal family's affairs, nor do we dare to say a word."

"Then tell me, what do you mean by writing this letter?" Rong Ruiyuan was furious.

Little did he know that in Gu Antong's eyes, he looked like a clown.

She chuckled and said, "What could I possibly mean? I just don't want to be a fool, and I hope that one day the truth will come out."

Many people probably realized this, but dared not speak up, like my grandfather; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so frightened that he moved his entire family away.

Gu Antong silently said in her heart, "Grandfather, father, mother, younger brother, this is the only thing I can do for you."

Only by extricating the Gu family from the situation and avoiding being blamed can we achieve stability.

"Your grandfather was frightened and left?" Rong Ruiyuan felt that this statement was very unreliable.
If Gu Baijiang were that kind of person, he wouldn't have intercepted those treasury silver reserves back then.

“There’s nothing we can do about it, it all depends on who the enemy is,” Gu Antong said with a cold smile. “Actually, my grandfather was also a pawn in your father-son game, wasn’t he?”

The emperor needs a reason to support you; you need a scapegoat. My Gu family has really been wronged terribly.

"Don't portray the Gu family as so noble and virtuous," Rong Ruiyuan said with a sneer. "Everyone is just getting what they need."

Otherwise, would your grandfather have been willing to take such a great risk?

"So, our Gu family knows we brought this upon ourselves and won't seek revenge. We just want to stay far away from you."

In any case, in this game between you and your son, our Gu family has already lost everything, and even my life is about to be lost. That's enough to learn a lesson.

I'm just a little resentful, why us?

Rong Ruiyuan looked at the woman in front of him, whose appearance had changed beyond recognition. She had once been a charming and understanding woman, which was a pity.

Such a clever and rational mind, if it could be used for one's own purposes, would be far superior to those paid advisors.

"How did you come to the conclusion that these things are related to my father, the Emperor?"

Gu Antong looked at him with disdain, "Actually, you've had your suspicions for a long time, but you just didn't dare to think about it or investigate it."

You believe everything the imperial physician says. But what about the guards who came to investigate the case? They investigated for so long with great fanfare, but did they find anything?
You must know that the imperial guards are known for their swift and decisive investigations, preferring to kill the innocent rather than let the guilty go free. But this time, which one did they arrest? And which one did they kill?
"Such an obvious flaw, Your Highness, do I really need to spell it out even more clearly?"

"But why is that?" Rong Ruiyuan had his doubts, but he had no reason to ask.

"Why? Of course, it's to solidify his position."

Do you really think the emperor doesn't know what you're thinking?
As he grows older and you grow up, how can an emperor possibly have no scruples?

The more fiercely you princes fight each other, the more secure his position will be. He can even use this opportunity to eliminate those who are disloyal to him.” Rong Ruiyuan, “…But my children are also his descendants…”

Gu Antong: "Descendants? With so many princes and princesses in the palace, how could he lack descendants?"

What he needs now is for you to fight, preferably to the death.

"You've been making a lot of preparations these past few days, haven't you? Are you planning to target the other princes next?"

Rong Ruiyuan stared in horror at the obese woman in front of him. How could she know all this while trapped in the inner quarters?

"What good would this do for Father?"

“If you adult princes make mistakes or fight to the death, wouldn’t that naturally solve his problem?”

"Get rid of this pack of wolves that are almost fully grown. The other cubs can be raised slowly. Father has no shortage of offspring; there's always good news coming from the palace."

Rong Ruiyuan remained silent. Just a few days ago, he had heard that one of the concubines in the palace was pregnant again, but until the baby was born, no one could guarantee a safe delivery.

Even so, there were still quite a few younger brothers and sisters in the palace, so many that he sometimes couldn't even recognize them all.

Now I increasingly feel that Gu Antong's analysis is correct. Father Emperor really does not lack offspring. Even without them, there will be many more well-behaved children to grow up.

“The most ruthless are those in the imperial family,” Gu Antong said, her eyes filled with sympathy. “You and I are the same, both of us are pawns who cannot resist.”

"Even if what you say makes sense, why would they drug you?"

Gu Antong blinked, "Speaking of which, we really have to thank Your Highness."

"Who told you to think my grandfather was hiding something, that he hadn't handed over most of the silver?"

Rong Ruiyuan looked a little embarrassed. He had the same idea when he asked someone to keep an eye on him, but what did it have to do with him?
"You don't think the emperor won't know what you've done; there are probably countless spies around you." Gu Antong was really going all out to create conflict for them today.

Rong Ruiyuan was well aware that his father had spies around him, so he was always extra careful in his dealings with others.

"The amount of silver provided by the national treasury at that time, and the income of your grandfather over the years, simply do not match up."

"Hehe, Your Highness, you are really interesting. You keep such detailed accounts, only calculating income and not expenses?"

With my grandfather's abilities alone, how could he have pocketed all this silver without bribing officials?
I think instead of focusing on our Gu family, you should be focusing on the families who offered them help. Who would do something without getting something in return?

Rong Ruiyuan had his doubts, but those people were still of great use to him.

He couldn't drive these people to desperation for the sake of money, otherwise they might turn on him or defect to his other brothers, and all his efforts over the years would be in vain.

He couldn't tell outsiders about these things; he could only do them in secret.

But he still felt that Gu Baijiang wouldn't be so honest.

Gu Antong said, "I don't care whether Your Highness believes me or not, my Gu family is already in this state. You can have someone keep an eye on us if you want, but could you please let us go, considering how much you've caused our family to be destroyed?"

How can you be sure that the Gu family didn't hold back a secret weapon?

"Your Highness can continue to send people to keep an eye on things. If you want to wipe them out completely, then just pretend I didn't say anything. I'm afraid that no one will dare to be loyal to you then."